HISTORY / Real Betis' routs in Europe

5-0 against Vejle from Denmark and 6-0 against Jablonec from Czech Republic, both at home, are the biggest scores by the Green and Whites in their European matches

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By Manolo Rodríguez

Real Betis has won by more than two
goals of difference in five matches in all the European competitions they have
played. The last one of them was quite recent when the team beat F91 Dudelange
3-0 on the 4th of October 2018 in the first game at home of the
current UEFA Europa League. The goals were scored by Sanabria, Lo Celso and
Tello.

A solid 3-0 was also the score when
the Green and Whites against Willem II from The Netherlands in the UEFA Cup
1998-99, and the same result happened in the UEFA Cup 2002-03 against the
Bulgarian side FK Viktoria Zizkov.

The first of the aforementioned
matches, the one against Willem II, was held at Villamarín on the 3rd
of November 1998 and the goals came through Finidi, Benjamín and Fernando.
Against the Bulgarians, also at Heliópolis, played on the 14th of
November 2002, the three goals were scored by Gastón Casas, Joaquín (the only
one so far he's ever scored in Europe) and Joao Tomás.

However, history still accounts two
other victories achieved with a difference bigger than three goals. Two
uncontested victories that could be named as the best Real Betis results in
Europe.

The first one of them occurred on
the 29th of September 1998. It was the Last 64 round in UEFA Cup. Real
Betis got drawn with Danish team Vejle BK and, against all odds, the team lost
1-0 in the first leg played in Odense. The score drew attention but it was not
a surprise, as the Club was back then in a complex and confusing situation due
to the difficult situation at the team's bench. Luis Aragonés had resigned,
Portuguese coach Antonio Oliveira had been dismissed and Vicente Cantatore had
just arrived to take the helm.

Things were not working well and
when the Danish arrived, Real Betis had not won a single game that season. Five
games with three defeats and two draws. Perhaps for that reason, the fans only
covered half of Benito Villamarín's capacity for the game against the Nordics.
People were not happy.

That day, a lot pressure was steamed
off. In a great performance, Betis won 5-0. Their first big rout in Europe.

Belgian referee Eric Blareau conducted
the game and these were the line-ups:

One name outstood
that night and it was, without a doubt, Iván Pérez, Alfonso's younger brother.
He scored three goals, two of them in the first 20 minutes, making the only hat
trick scored by a Betis player in Europe. The other two goals came through
Finidi and Gálvez and it was perhaps the first time in which Denilson shone.
Something that was commented, as manager Vicente Cantatore had said previously
that he was not happy at all with the Brazilian.

Fifteen years went
by to witness such an uncontested victory by Real Betis in Europe. During that
time, the Green and White fans had the pleasure to watch the Champions League
at home. Since that year, though, since 2006, European nights had been long
forgotten. As well as many other things.

They had to wait
until the 2012-13 season to see their team get a rightful spot in Europe,
managed by Pepe Mel and in the middle of the Club's social reconstruction.
Rubén Castro and Jorge Molina were the key players of that project.

The new continental
adventure began on the 22nd of August 2013 in the city of Jablonec,
north of Czech Republic, in the 4th previous round of the UEFA Cup.
There, dressed in light blue, Real Betis won 1-2 with goals from Jorge Molina
and Cedrick Mabwati.

The second leg was
played one week later at Benito Villamarín, on the 29th of August.
Another night to be remembered as Betis put 6 past the Czech. A satisfaction
that, unluckily, was one of the few that year.

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